Kyle Farnsworth—When the Braves reacquired him at the 2010 trade deadline, my online friend Chuck Norton tweeted that at the very least Farnsworth would improve the Braves chances in the case of a bench-clearing brawl.

Boston The Yankees and Red Sox injected some fire into their already heated rivalry with a bench-clearing argument in Tuesday's 5-2 Yankee win, after Sox starter John Lackey plunked Yankee catcher Francisco Cervelli for showing off after a home run.

The Thursday match in Beijing, which occurred during a visit to China by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and had been billed by the teams as a "goodwill" contest, was abandoned after a bench-clearing fight broke out with less than 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

BOSTON — Mike Lowell hit a two-run homer on the first pitch he saw after coming off the disabled list, Josh Beckett dominated for eight innings and the Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland 3-1 Tuesday night after a bench-clearing incident.

BOSTON â Mike Lowell hit a two-run homer on the first pitch he saw after coming off the disabled list, Josh Beckett dominated for eight innings and the Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland 3-1 Tuesday night after a bench-clearing incident.